Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2009-06-05
Intro: The link between cigarette smoke and asbestos illness has been highlighted by a new medical research project.
A project between Queensland's James Cook University and the Bulgarr Ngaru medical centre at Grafton is looking at ways to improve the health of Aboriginal people who lived or worked near asbestos mines.
The research also extends to West Australia's Pilbarra region where another Aboriginal community was exposed to significant levels of asbestos.
Dr Richard Murray from James Cook says the focus on financial compensation has quashed important health messages that communities need to hear.
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